0517 – What You Need To Know About How Mics Affect Your Voice

2022.06.01 – 0517 – What You Need To Know About How Mics Affect Your Voice

OK now we are in the studio, the next important piece of kit to make the most of your voice is of course, the mic.

Speaking with a microphone is different from speaking with another human being. And there are various ‘mic environments’ each of which will make your presentation and voice projection a little different:

• Using a microphone to amplify your voice – for example in an auditorium where there are hundreds of real live people
• Using a microphone to transmit your voice – for example in a radio studio where there are thousands of people listening, but they are not with you and cannot see you
• Using a microphone to transmit your voice – for example in a radio studio where there are thousands of people listening, but they are not with you and cannot see you, but where there are also people in the studio with you and you are talking to them as you might do as though you were not on air.
• Using a microphone to transmit your voice – for example in a TV studio where there are thousands of people watching who can see you and your body language.
• Using a microphone to record your voice – for example for a podcast which is a much more intimate experience as people tend to listen alone and with headphones or buds directly in their ears, rather than radio which is consumed in a more communal setting such as a kitchen or car.
• Using a microphone to record your voice – for example for a video, where people can also see you and your body language.

As far as we are concerned with this book/podcast, we need to be aware of how ‘everything to do with mics’ can affect your voice, from their pick up patterns, the stands they sit on, how near or far they are from you, how you speak in to them, what you wear when you are near them…

…as well of course as the type of mic, which we’ll look at tomorrow…

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